Congress' Power of the Purse

Congress' Power of the Purse

Chairman Yarmuth Hits White House on “Deliberate and Disturbing” Step to Consolidate Power, Trample Executive Boundaries
August 19, 2020
Chairman Yarmuth: Executive actions endanger American lives & our democracy
August 10, 2020
Chairman Yarmuth on Russell Vought’s Confirmation as Director of OMB
July 20, 2020
Chairman Yarmuth’s Statement on Trump’s Attempt to Withhold Federal Support from State and Local Governments Amid Global Pandemic
June 29, 2020
Chairman Yarmuth Seeks White House Commitment to Follow the Law & Refrain from Unlawful Impoundments
June 23, 2020
Congressional Power of the Purse Act
April 29, 2020
Chairman Yarmuth Joined by Chairwomen Lowey, Maloney & Senate Vice Chairman Leahy in the Fight to Protect Congress’ Power of the Purse
April 29, 2020
Chairman Yarmuth on GAO Legal Opinion that Trump Administration Illegally Withheld Ukraine Aid
January 16, 2020
Chairs Yarmuth and Lowey Call on White House to End Blatant Attempts to Undermine Congress’ Power of the Purse
September 18, 2019
Yarmuth & Womack Respond to GAO’s Legal Opinion Confirming Congress’s Power of the Purse
December 10, 2018
Chairman Steve Womack and Ranking Member John Yarmuth released the following statements after the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today announced its legal opinion confirming Congress’s power of the purse and its central role in decisions to cancel appropriated funding, also referred to as rescissions.
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